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Fire of Nothingness

I am locked in a prison cell

And in the desperate depths of its darkness

I am slowly breaking down

Dying, until there is nothing more

Thank you !

It is from the fire of nothingness

That beautiful souls are forged

Souls that beget light upon light

A light that spreads through the worlds

How do I endure this journey?

The journey of dying to be born

With patience and surrender.

Patience and surrender.

It is time now

I open up my hands

and simply place my life into Yours

Your Sunrise

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Keep silent the speaking mind
With hearts like the rising sun
A beauty so splendid it blinds
What is human but sacred light?

Never will you cage the sun
How has the darkness come?
Hiding in the shade
It is we who make our tombs

Escape from the shadow of doubt
If you wish to know your truth
Climb the ladder of Being
You’ll become what you are

On the journey from truth to truth
Let virtue live within
Let beauty spread around
Let prayer make you move

Don’t be stuck here and there
Everything should move as one
The way of peace and balance
Knowing the truth of things

Having knowledge of the sun
Knowing it waits inside
Born to displace the night
Quietly watch the miracle

The sunrise within

Journey Within

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Its time for the journey within
It calls but you’ve placed it on hold
Dazed by the glitter of this world
Forgetful of where you came from

Throw your excuses to the sky
Its time for the journey within
Kick open all your prison doors
Freedom waits on the other side

Let your desires and mind sleep
Surrender yourself to the One
Its time for the journey within
A world of treasures awaits you

Become one with the Peace you crave
Become one with the Light you are
Become the Love that gave you birth
Its time for the journey within

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My first Quatern 🙂

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Nature Brings me Life

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Nature revives my soul to life
Sitting under the smiling sun
Lying on a warm bed of grass
Singing hymns with blooming flowers

When I feel the darkness spreading
Nature revives my soul to life
My arms spread wide as the ocean
The breeze carries me to heaven

I dance my heart out in the rain
Soaked in mercy from head to toe
Nature revives my soul to life
I laugh out loud and thank the skies

The face of beauty everywhere
The world full of splendid light
Whenever I feel dead inside
Nature revives my soul to life

Always Remember

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Your heart is speaking
Do you hear it calling?
Whispering softly:
‘Don’t lose yourself in this world
Always Remember
You are an eternal soul
Forged from a most sacred light
Never forget that
You’ve been born with wings to fly
Let the winds of Grace take you
Deep within your hallowed self
And up through celestial skies’

Reviews for ‘Finally Back Home’

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Here are some reviews for my book finally back home. Thank you to the souls who took the time to write them 🙂

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3. Patty

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All I Know

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What a brilliant mind
I loved to debate
Reason impeccable
Nothing escaped

People would come
Seeking an answer
I would oblige
Heart filled with pride

Yet I struggled
With pain unbearable
Thoughts inescapable
I begged for help

Brought before the One
I was told to surrender
So that I may be shown
The light of my being

My mind said:
How could you have what you don’t already know?
Love answered:
Be silent so you may experience the Truth

In my quiet
I was moved deep within
A world full of treasures
Love, Peace and Truth

Everyday I’m shown some more
When reason objects
I laugh
My heart knows what’s true

And since that day
All has changed
Now, when they ask
I answer:
Surrender is all I know

Guiding Star

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What is this world?
A whisper in an open meadow
Alive for a moment
Disappearing into air

What are you?
A ray that emanates
From an eternal Light
Born of a fire
That needs no oil or wood

Listen my child
All thats happened
Is but a gentle reminder
That you were made to
Surrender in patient faith

Tilt your face
To the place of prayer
And give yourself up
In both
Humility and trust

Do this.
Unveil the guiding star
On this journey you walk
So when the darkness comes
You’ll see the light
And know the way

Guidance Within

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Within
Hidden treasure
Waiting to be unveiled
The most sacred vessel
A soul overflowing with Love
Emanating a divine Light
Lighting up the right path
Finding guidance
Within

Precious Tears

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How many precious tears have you wasted
Overwhelmed
With the world on your shoulders
Expecting to crumble in despair?

How many precious tears have you wasted
Insecure
Awake living in a nightmare
Dreaming of struggles you can’t endure?

How many precious tears have you wasted
Afraid
Sitting under a dark clouded sky
Filled with a sense of impending doom?

How many precious tears have you wasted?
Worried
Sobbing late into the night
Expecting unknown hells to occur?

How many precious tears have you wasted
Anxious
Over people, sickness and all
Poisoning yourself with a million fears?

How many precious tears have you wasted
On this nothing of a world
When you have been made its master
And it answers to your every call?

There is freedom in your soul!
There is freedom in your soul!
Go deep within my love
There is freedom in your soul

If I told you what you are
You wouldn’t believe a word
Experience it for yourself
Become the Light from which you were born

O’ child of the Beloved one
O’ noble human being
The beauty that is you
Lies beyond the horizon of these words

Give up your false self
Be done with your ‘i’
It takes courage and faith
But surrender begets the deepest peace

Stop wasting your tears
On the lies of your mind
Your heart knows the Truth
With trust, all will be fine

There is no cause for fear
When the most Beloved One
Is forever present
Within you and without

Open yourself up to the heavens
Receive the key to your soul
Live how you were born to live
Consumed in Love, Light, and Truth

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A great big thank you to Belinda at http://busymindthinking.com/ for the inspiration. I don’t think it’s exactly what she had in mind but it’s what came to me 🙂